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Damaging Winds Tonight - Friday Morning With Snow in Central WI, Then a Potentially Historic Weekend Snowstorm

Two back-to-back intense storm systems will move through the region tonight into this weekend. DAMAGING WIND areawide is the main hazard late tonight through Friday morning, along with some snow mainly in central Wisconsin. Then a POTENTIALLY HISTORIC SNOWSTORM is expected mainly Saturday night through Sunday night. Monitor the forecast for the latest updates and make appropriate preparations! Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51)

Lat: 43.58°NLon: 90.91°WElev: 1292ft.

Overcast

40°F

4°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SW 18 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.24 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 13 Mar 2:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Viroqua Municipal Airport WI

Winter Storm Watch March 14, 07:00pm until March 16, 01:00pm
High Wind Warning March 13, 03:01am until March 13, 01:00pm
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Winter Storm Watch
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 13, 03:01am until March 13, 01:00pm

    NOW until 1:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of flurries between 10am and 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow before 4am, then snow and freezing rain. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Wintry
    Mix and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 10am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 10am and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. High near 36. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow before 7pm. Low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 11 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of rain before 4am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of flurries between 10am and 11am. Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Snow before 4am, then snow and freezing rain. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday
Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 10am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain between 10am and 1pm, then snow after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. High near 36. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow before 7pm. Low around 11. Blustery, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 6 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Viroqua Municipal Airport WI
 43.59°N 90.95°W
Last Update:
2:52 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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